A Tabu Search (TS) algorithm is presented for topological optimisation of broad band communication networks whose structure is based on a single exchange and on a number of multiplexing centres. Considering the high cost of the ®ber optic cable, the network architecture is a minimum spanning tree. The optimisation problem is reduced to choose the number and the locations of the multiplexing cen...

T paper presents a biobjective genetic algorithm (GA) to design reliable two-node connected telecommunication networks. Because the exact calculation of the reliability of a network is NP-hard, network designers have been reluctant to use network reliability as a design criterion; however, it is clearly an important aspect. Herein, three methods of reliability assessment are developed: an exact...

In this paper, Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) are used to model the effect of atmospheric air-plasma treatment on fabric surfaces with various structures. In order to reduce the complexity of the models and increase the knowledge and comprehension of the underlying process, a fuzzy sensitivity variation criterion is used to select the most relevant parameters which are taken as inputs of the...

This paper is concentrated on the optimization of equivalent reduced networks for power system relaying purposes. For the parameter identification of reduced networks in time domain the EMTP program is applied. Moreover, the sensitiveness criterion has been used for the optimum choice of reduced network parameters. The accurate model is based on the precise representation of the transmission li...

In this paper, an improved version of a previously proposed heuristic that finds ‘good’ compromise solutions for a bi-criteria Steiner trees problem is presented. This bi-criteria formulation of the Steiner’s tree problem is well suited for application in telecommunication networks whenever it is important to find the minimum amount of resources to connect a given subset of network nodes. In fa...

In order to attain multichannel blind deconvolution of linear time-invariant nonminimum-phase dynamic systems, Inouye and Habe proposed in 1995 a single-stage maximization criterion. The criterion function is the sum of squared forthorder cumulants of the equalizer outputs, and the coefficients of the equalizer are determined at once. On the other hand, one of possible approaches for multichann...

We consider an evolutionary prisoner's dilemma on a random network. We introduce a simple quantitative network-based parameter and show that it effectively predicts the success of cooperation in simulations on the network. The criterion is shown to be accurate on a variety of networks with degree distributions ranging from regular to Poisson to scale free. The parameter allows for comparisons o...